A special new 2CD release from the studios of Robert Davies and APK, and thefifth in The Winterhouse series of lush and expressive ambient landscapes andexplorations. The theme is autumn, the mood sombre and introspective, the music detailed and intimate.

The album is available as a physical release or as a download.CD version includes a pro printed glossy card of the cover image.

Congratulations to The Winterhouse. Each disc in their two CD setGATHERING AUTUMN tracks like a well-executed deep dark hour of STAR'SEND Ambient Radio. Combining Robert Davies' penchant for sustainingenvironmental atmospheres and Anthony Paul Kerby's high-conceptsoundcraft the 13 sonic scenarios found on their 5th collaborationbend, expand and recede along an arc sensitively conceived for thesleeping listener. Accompanied by the beautiful sounds of the wildoutdoors the minimal realizations rise and sustain with slowlyshifting synth beds and deliberately paced melodies, eventuallyfalling back into the monumental simplicity of field recordings -sometimes standing alone without musical accompaniment. GATHERINGAUTUMN progresses gradually through its moods, climates and phasesmuch like the earthly season its title is drawn from. A forestnightwalk, a twilit beach or dawn in a meadow - the darker chordsprovide a sense of the ominous while the brighter ones renewal andhope. To the inattentive GATHERING AUTUMN will seem like just anotheralbum full of drones and chirping birds - something for theirbackground ambience. But through more sensitive listening we will findwell recorded sounds of nature, interestingly conceived and createdsound elements and well constructed arrangements. Bells? Piano?Strings? Flute? Guitar? Exploring both consonance and dissonance thesounds used within this work only hint at real-world instruments. Somemotion results from building chord progressions or echoing mutedkeyboard play, but it is hard to map this work as it continually slipsinto and out of the focus of our attention. GATHERING AUTUMN is quitediverse, but can our over-stimulated senses perceive its many colorsand textures? This is music from a separate place. Islands ofmelancholy calm, graceful and dignified - leading to deep thoughts anddreams.